Title: Kiss Me Deadly
Rating: PG-13 for ABC. Angst, BoyxBoy, and Cursing. ) Oh, and slight non-con but I didn't want to ruin the nifty abbreviation.
Disclaimer: I don't own ANYTHING that is remotely close to Naruto. Except for a couple of fanfictions and some craptastic fanart.
Summary: AU - "One kiss. Everyday. For the rest of the school year. Those are my terms, Uzumaki." SasuNaru.
Author's Note: If you can't already tell, this would be another AU high school fic (because no sasunaru authoress will be complete without one). The idea has been swirling around my head for a good bit and I finally got the energy to type it down for your enjoyment. Feel special.
Oh, please don't expect me to include every single character in the Naruto series- from either the first and second arc. Its tough enough trying to fully characterize the main characters. I'll just include the characters that will play important parts in the story instead of making random cameo appearances.
The spacing is there to make it easier on the eyes. I hate the close spacing on this site, especially in the longer chapters.
Chapter Summary: An introduction to Sasuke and Naruto's relationship. Naruto's friends are in deep shit. )
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Bonds are important. Whether built of trust and loyalty or passion and hatred. Bonds are always important.
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Prologue: Introductions and Beginnings
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At first sight, the bench in the main office was nothing special. In fact, it was fairly average as far as benches went with cold black metal framing curving over the ends of smoothed wooden strips. Ancient pieces of dried gum stuck to its underside acted as a reminder of how many rebellious bottoms it had met. The only thing even remotely unique about the bench was the slew of shameless engravings of insult, threats, and love confessions.
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Not having anything to do, Naruto read over the carvings, none of which didn't hold his interest for long. As he reached the twentieth 'So-and-so loves whatshisface', a rare spark of inspiration popped into his spiky little blond head.
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The teen's mouth curved into a subdued grin as his eyes shifted to the secretary behind the counter. Shizune (he had been in this office so many times they were on first name basis) seemed rather occupied on the phone and had her back turned to him. Ha! Her first mistake. Blue eyes turned the other direction and peered casually to the doorway out the office. Most of the teachers were in their classrooms at this time and it was much too early for the janitors to start cleaning the hallways. It was as empty as a gay bar on Christmas.
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With one last shady glance at the secretary, Naruto sneaked his fingers into one of his jean's pocket and pulled out a small metal screw he had found that morning on his way to breakfast. Being a born and bred packrat had never let him down. After tucking the cold steel between his fingers, he bended both arms behind his back and positioned himself in the most casual pose he could manage.
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After a minute or two of shifting, Naruto finally put his plan into action. Making as little movement as possible so as not to draw attention to himself, the blonde began to scrape out the first word onto the wood.
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S...A...S...
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Okay. So far, so good. The curves on the S's felt a little too angled but he couldn't be bothered to check his handwriting at a time like this. Any minute now, the old hag might come out of the office.
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U...K...E
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There. The first word was done and it only took about...two minutes. Not bad at all. He retraced the lettering with the cushion of his fingertips and cleaned off the wood scrapings before continuing with the second word. He wanted to make sure this was quality work.
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L...O...V...E...S
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The O was likely lopsided and Naruto was still unsure on his S's. Curves were always the trickiest to do. Again, he brushed his fingertips over the letters. As expected, they were somewhat crooked but it was fine considering the circumstances. At least they were aligned nicely.
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Now it was time for the last word. What oh what could Naruto put that would unleash the most humiliating rumors the bastard had ever faced in his miserable life? Should it be something crude and vulgar? Maybe a fictional love affair with a teacher? An old teacher...an old ugly teacher...an old, ugly and male teacher!
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He started to shudder at the imagery the thought caused. Naruto really didn't need to imagine the vivid sex scenes between the two but his overactive imagination was on a roll and it didn't care for his innocence. The mighty Student Council President being the younger forbidden lover of a teacher? It was too good to pass up.
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It was unbearably perfect. And, in the D average mindset, completely and totally plausible.
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But before Naruto could carve out a name (between Jaraiya of the English department or Gai the head track coach), the door to the principal's office opened and a rather disgruntled Tsunade emerged. The Kohona high principal was fairly young looking, even though the local rumor mill said otherwise. Her long light blonde hair tied into two ponytails that sprouted at the back of her head. It was an unusual and unprofessional hairstyle but she had refused to bend down to the school board's 'suggestion' to change it. Though, as a negotiate, she did wear the suits covering up her...distracting breast size. Overall, she was a intimidating woman who radiated both intelligence and power. An angry flash from her eyes was enough to silence entire classrooms, a very handy trick.
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And now, those murderous eyes narrowed at the student on her bench. Naruto immediately dropped the screw to the floor and brought out two empty hands onto his lap. Feigning innocence, the blond gave a nervous laugh before speaking in his usual cheery voice.
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"Um...eh...I-I swear it wasn't my fau-!"
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"Can it twerp," Tsunade snapped. She stepped out to the side and jerked her head into the small office. "Get in here." She watched him wearily as the boy began to pout and gather his stuff off the bench. Secretly, she noted the dried blood of the split lip and a few light bruises along the length of the young man's arm and neck. His clothes, fortunately, had gotten out with only a single rip on his shirt's neck line. Three shimmering crystals in a simple design gleamed from a thin strand of silver on his exposed neck.
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Her eyes paused at it for a moment before she noticed the boy dragging his feet.
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"And remember to go straight to the nurse after this, Naruto," she whispered harshly as the boy passed. Naruto gave a slight shrug of compliance in return. Ever since he came to the school, Tsunade had taken a shining to the young boy. He didn't know whether it was because of his depressing history recorded in the school files, the fact that he was in her office almost everyday, or a combination of those and other things, but it made him feel a little better going to the hellhole of a school. He wouldn't call her a loving mother but more like a heckling aunt or older sister.
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Tsunade had even entrusted Naruto with a precious necklace during one of their more memorable sessions. When asked why she had chosen him, the woman had said to consider it a debt repaid. Apparently, Naruto had become one of the main reasons the older blonde had decided to lead a better life free of her former gambling and drinking habits. Though at the time, Naruto did not completely understand the significance of the gesture, he did know it represented something important between the two of them.
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That alone made the necklace the most valuable thing Naruto had in his possession. Almost obsessively, he wore it, cleaned it, and checked it everyday. It was the symbol of one of the few strong bonds the boy had ever received.
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But the bond seemed oddly nonexistent when a loud bang of a door being closed was heard behind the blonde. Tsunade swiftly and gracefully made her way to the other side of the room and seated herself behind a large wooden desk. She motioned Naruto to one of the two chairs on the other side but he had suddenly stopped at the steady gaze of another boy on the other chair. The atmosphere tensed up noticeably as the gaze was returned by an intense glare. The paler boy straightened himself more and smirked slightly.
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"Uzumaki..." An arrogant smirk widened a fraction as he noted the dried blood on the corner of the blond's lips.
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"Uchiha..." A deep scowl appeared at how the other's appearance looked, at best, disheveled.
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"Not in my office, you two," Tsunade interrupted, leafing through a couple pieces of paper and scanning over it quickly. There was a moment of stifling silence as Naruto vision finally broke away and sat in the second chair beside Sasuke. Of course, he moved the chair a few more inches away from the Uchiha. To him, just the smug aura alone was enough to send him vomiting.
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It only took a few more seconds before Tsunade looked up from the reports and slammed the papers down on the desk. She stared at the both of them, as if asking herself why these two boys, out of all the schools in the world, would be at hers. At the same time. Together.
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Why god why?
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"A pencil," she said softly and errily," You two...broke three desks, two chairs, caused a one-hour delay, and ruined my breakfast over. One. Little. Pencil."
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The said two wisely remained silent under Tsunade's harsh gaze. However, the lesser wiser of the two spoke out in protest soon afterwards.
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"B-but its all his fault!" Naruto shouted, pointing a finger at Sasuke who rolled his eyes in return. "All I did was asking if anyone had a pencil to lend me and Sasuke told me to shut up!"
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"I had a headache and you were loud...idiot," the other calmly responded.
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"I don't give a shit if you had a headache or not!" Naruto yelled face tinted red at the insult, "All I wanted was a damn pencil!" He threw both of his arms in the air as a sign of exasperation.
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"Then you shouldn't have forgotten to bring one...again."
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"Arrgh! Shut up! You didn't have to be such a jerk about it!"
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"At least I'm not a total moron."
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"Jackass!"
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"Dumbass."
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In an instant, Naruto attempted to lunge at Sasuke but the boy had expected the reaction and quickly moved out of the way. Naruto didn't let the collision with the hard wooden chair stop his rampage(though he winced slightly at the pain) and started to swing punches with vigor.
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Sasuke chose to dodge for the most part, which was the best way to infuriate the blond. In a few seconds, the blind anger finally led Naruto to deliver a punch on the pale boy's left cheek. That caused the brawl to turn up in ferocity with Sasuke now delivering his own punches.
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Tsunade ended up overlooking two cursing boys rolling around on her nice formerly clean floor (she'll have to ask the janitor to clean up the blood soon or it'll stain). Without her breakfast, the head of the school really didn't feel like wasting the energy to split the boys apart. Her fingers started to massage her aching temples as the curses continued flying colorfully through the air. Hopefully, the boys would be tired out in a minute or two since some of their original intensity might've been lost with the fight earlier this morning.
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"Here," Shikamaru grunted as he carelessly threw a bag of chips on the table, "I didn't feel like finishing it."
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"Wow, barbeque flavored, my favorite," a porky boy exclaimed as he reached for the chips. However, just as the fingers began to curl around the top of the bag, another hand quickly snatched it away.
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"Ha, too slow Chouji!" Kiba said, exposing his unusually sharp canines in a flashy grin. He opened the bag with a pop and delicately took out a chip. Chouji narrowed his eyes as the boy began to teasingly lick off the spices from the underside of the crisp. "Mmm...delicious." His face scrunched up in mock euphoria.
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"You look like you're about to orgasm, Kiba," Shikamaru said bluntly, seating himself next to Chouji. At this, Kiba's face turned a sharp shade of red. He quickly tried to stutter out a retort, dropping the bag on the table and jabbing finger at the lazy genius.
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"Sh-shut up, pineapple head!"
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Shikamaru shrugged off the half-baked insult and chose not to continue. Kiba, though rather crude himself at times, always avoided the topic of sex and opted more for potty humor. Knowing this, it would be slightly unfair to go into an argument against him. Especially when he himself was already an established genius and that alone is big advantage already.
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Chouji had taken advantage of Kiba's moment of distraction and snatched back the bag of chips from the table.
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"Hey!" Kiba snapped, "Give those back! I had dibs on them!"
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"Too slow, dog-breathe," Chouji mocked happily, crunching away at the contents of the bag.
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Kiba had shifted his entire attention away from Shikamaru, all previous insults forgotten, and now angrily focused at the other boy across from him. He quickly closed the distance between them and tugged at the top of the opened bag. Chouji's grip on the bag tightened. Angry sparks flew as eye contact was made. "Let go or I'll spit," Kiba threatened. Chouji's eyes widened comically.
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"You. Wouldn't. Dare."
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"Yes. I would." Kiba moved his head back and made a loud noise at the back of his throat.
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"Oh! Chips!"
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A tanned hand easily lifted the bag up, ignorant of the fight between the two boys. Chouji and Kiba stared stunned at the blond who munched happily at the bag. "Mmph...fanks guhs," Naruto said between mouthfuls. Precious crumbs spilled from his mouth and down his shirt. He swallowed. "The lunch lines were closed before I could get to 'em. The old hag kept us longer this time." Within a few seconds, he had finished the bag and tilted it to catch the last few morsels that tumbled out into his tongue. He threw the empty bag over his shoulder and scanned the table.
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"Is there any mor- OW!"
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Two angry fists hovered over the blonde as he bended forward, both hands over a developing lump of pain at the back of his head. With watery eyes, Naruto turned furiously at Chouji and Kiba. "What the hell was that for!"
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"Idiot!" Kiba growled, bunching up the front of Naruto's shirt in his fist. "I was going to eat that!"
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"I was!" Chouji yelled in the background.
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Sensing the great amount of rage the two together emitted, Naruto decided it was better to offer some sort of appeasement rather than get into yet another fight. He had enough of fighting for one day already and didn't look forward to going back to Tsunade a second time. "Eh...heh...how about I buy you guys something at the snack machines?" he said apologetically.
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Shikamaru, who was previously content with just being a spectator, lifted his head in interest. "Don't you have other stuff to pay for Naruto?" he said casually, raising a worried brow.
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At the reminder of Naruto's financial status, both Kiba and Chouji softened. It wasn't as if Naruto was the only one who was ever under financial strain. All of them had experienced the stress at one time or another; it was one of the founding principles of their friendship. Even if most of their families have moved beyond the point, it was understood amongst the group not to mention anything about money. They preferred the park or the beach over the stores and the malls. They didn't exchange large gifts during Christmas or any other holidays. They knew better than to brag or become jealous if one of them were to be lucky enough to afford something nice.
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It was a group based on friendship, trust, and loyalty with silent rules based around the three.
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One of the most important of these silent rules was to not make a big stink of Naruto's situation. It took them years to build enough trust for the blond to confess and the topic was still too fragile to take on lightly. Unlike the rest of them, Naruto lived alone because of being orphaned at a very young age. A friend of the family had stepped forward to take responsibility but his career forced the kind man to travel for long periods of time, leaving the teen rather lonely when growing up. There was a steady flow of money but it was a barely a trickle; barely enough to pay the bills, the rent, and few other things. Otherwise, Naruto had to rely on side jobs to bring in what he needed from day to day.
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"Ah, don't worry about it guys," Naruto said jokingly, pushing Kiba away from him and straightening out his shirt. "There was a big tipper yesterday who gave me a ten spot instead of a one. I can spare a couple of bucks."
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The three exchanged glances at one another. "Maybe you should save it man," Kiba muttered akwardly, "Just in case-"
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"Oh, come off it. I'm really hungry and I was planning on buying something from the machines anyway," Naruto interrupted with a careless swipe of the hand. A wild grin appeared on his tanned face. "Look, it's only a couple of dollars and I have P.E. next period. I'm not facing Gai on an empty stomach."
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At the mention of the infamous green leotard-clad eccentric, a light laughter spread around the four. Shikamaru even summed up enough energy to crack a smile. Naruto started to walk across the cafeteria floor towards the machines and motioned for the others to follow. The four of them sauntered off, ignoring how the small crowds of students had begun to move away from the approaching group. Kiba had even flicked off a group of girls who hadn't bother to disguise their disgust. They knew they were not the most beloved group in the school but it wasn't surprising considering that they were likely the four most socially challenged group in the school.
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Kiba was the trash-talking temperamental guy who smelled like the dogs his family bred.
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Chouji was the chunky non-attractive guy with self-esteem issues.
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Shika was a rumored brainiac who couldn't care less what people had to say.
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And finally, the most hated of them all: Naruto. The guy who Sasuke hated thus the entire school hated as well.
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But none of that mattered to them. Currently, all that really mattered resided in a tall metal machine with a large glass front to view the delicious contents inside. Kiba and Chouji chose the same thing: BBQ chips. Shika, after much prodding from the others, settled on a bag of unsalted trail mix. Naruto took out the money, paid, and distributed the snacks accordingly. When it was his turn, the blond scowled when he noticed the row with the packages of ramen had been emptied. "Damn it. I really needed it today too. Gai said yesterday that we're going to do laps again...forty of them!" The boy groaned and kicked the machine in frustration.
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"Why don't use the machines in the teacher's lounge?" Kiba said as he opened his bag with a pop.
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Naruto contemplated the option. "But won't I get in trouble for going there?"
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"Just say you're getting it for another teacher," offered Shikamaru, tossing around his bag and picking through for the small pretzels, "Besides, most of the teachers eat lunch in the classrooms now. It'll probably be empty."
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"I do it all the time because they have the better stuff there. It's cheaper there too," Chouji offered, half of his bag already gone.
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Cheaper? Better stuff? They might even have the new flavor of ramen, lemon flavored chicken. The final thought made Naruto's mouth water. "O-okay! I'll be right back guys!" The teen gave a small wave before rushing out of the cafeteria. Shika was the only one who returned the wave as the other two were too busy finishing their snacks. He noticed how the whispers were louder as soon as Naruto left the cafeteria. Especially a small group of stocky jocks near where they were standing.
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"Good riddance," growled a thick muscled guy to his group of two followers. Kiba, Chouji, and Shika glanced to his direction, eyes darkened. "That Uzumaki...he's such an idiot." The two smaller boys nodded eagerly.
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"Yeah! And he looks so goofy too! Those stupid line things on his face...? I mean, what the hell is that supposed to be?" said one, laughing obnoxiously.
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Shikamaru heard the low thunderous growl eminating from Kiba. Chouji was deathly quiet but he surely held the same tightly clenched fist as they all did. It was no question that they were protective of Naruto. He, out of all of them, didn't deserve the daily insults and jeers. The boy had done nothing but become the known rival of a school favorite. To everyone else, Naruto was perfectly polite, even kind.
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"And orange...? He wears those ugly clothes almost every. Single. Day."
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"Isn't that the shirt he wore just last week? Jesus, I hope he at least washes them."
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"He should spend more money to buy something halfway decent. The guy must be stupid and blind-"
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CRACK.
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Kiba's hard fist collided with the side of the larger guy's head, knocking him onto the floor. "Don't. Ever. Judge. Him." He yelled, punching the guy's face with each word. One of the two smaller guys quickly tackled the boy off his leader and started to swing punches at the dog-boy. One of the other smaller guys had rushed to aid his fellow subordinate but was quickly stopped by Chouji.
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"Get out of the way, fatso," he seethed. Chouji's eyes flared. In a flash, a hard punch met the subordinate's stomach. The next second, both boys were on the floor, swinging haphazardly at one another.
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The larger boy, finally getting back to his senses, picked himself up from the floor and moved towards Kiba in a murderous intent. However, Shikamaru quickly blocked his path and dodged the swing the boy aimed at his head. "You fool," the spiky pony-tailed boy muttered, a calm rage evident in his tone, "You're the ugliest one here." The larger boy, at the insult, contorted his face ferociously and let out a roar before swinging haphazardly at the shorter boy. Shikamaru dodged easily and swung his leg at the boy's kneecaps. There was a dull crack as the boy fell, grasping the joint and howling in pain.
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A few more seconds, the teachers on duty were finally able to reach the boys through the large gathered crowd of students. It took some effort to pry apart the ones on the floor; Shikamaru simply looked down menacingly at the larger boy howling on the floor.
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"You boys again!" cried an enraged teacher as she pulled the boys apart and caught a good look at their faces. "You three are definitely...this is the absolutely the final straw!"
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At the entrance to the cafeteria, Naruto had finally returned from his snack run when the boys were being roughly shuffled away towards the main office. The three packages of ramen he held fell to the floor at the words being screamed by a frenzied teacher.
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"EXPELLED Every single one of you! You'll never step inside this school ever again!"
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After the incident, Naruto desperately wanted to see what had become of his friends. However, the office remained closed off to students for the rest of the day and Naruto still had the rest of his classes attend. Shizune could sense the urgency in his pleading voice but remained stern. "Come back after school," she had whispered to him before closing the door tightly.
In order to burn off the stress, he had participated in Gai's forty laps around the track and even finished second after a senior named Lee. Gai congratulated him but the enthusiasm was lost in the blond who only smiled wearily. He felt worse in Kurenai's class since he shared it with Chouji and Kiba. Optimistically, Naruto kept looking up towards the door, hoping the two would show up and cursing about detentions.
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Both of their desks remained empty the entire class.
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Right after the bell, Naruto dashed straight towards Tsunade's office. The older blonde, anticipating the meeting, opened the door before he even had a chance to knock. He immediately took his normal seating and waited patiently for her to be seated before asking.
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"I'm sorry Naruto," she answered, tucking a few thick manila envelopes in her left side drawer. "It's out of my hands. You're friends went too far this time." She purposely avoided looking at his face as the unfamiliar despair sounded in his voice. "This is the third fight they have gotten into this year and there was a boy's broken kneecap this time. The administrators would fire me if I don't expel them."
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"B-but its not like they fight all the time!" he said harshly, his hands clenched tightly on the side of the wooden chairs. "I mean...me and Sasuke fight all the time! A-and the worse I get is deten-!"
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"It's because he's an Uchiha," Tsunade interrupted, looking into his eyes meaningfully, "Of course you'll get off easy. Whatever punishment I give you, I'll have to give to him and the school board would have my head if I breath on an Uchiha too harshly. "
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Naruto slumped into his chair at her words. He began to chew on his bottom lip nervously, reeling his mind for any possible solution but all he could think of was 'expelled' and what it truly meant.
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Expelled. They would have to go to different schools in the area. Of course, they would keep in contact but all lived a good distance away from each other. None of them could afford visiting on a regular basis; that would be a waste of time and money. And in combination with Naruto's work and school, he'll be lucky to see them an hour or two per week.
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Kiba...Chouji...Shikamaru. They were all going to be expelled. Gone from school.
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Gone from him.
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Naruto's head snapped up. There must be something that could be done! His determined gaze focused on her stoic face. "Please, Tsunade! Can't you do anything? Anything!"
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She sighed and looked away again. It hurt her to see her favored student in such a tough situation but her hands were really tied. Expulsion was a punishment that traveled to the very top. If she even tried to suggest a lesser punishment, she could be easily overridden and fired on the spot. "Naruto...I can't. I'm sor-"
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"You're the principal and you can't do anything? Then what the hell do you do, old hag!" Hearing the 'hag' part, Tsunade jerked her head back to face Naruto. Her eyes flashed dangerously; Naruto grew silent. Honestly, her mind had been working on a solution to the dilemma ever since the familiar boys stepped into her office. But the solution she reached was not at all attractive. Tsunade was hesitant of revealing it to the boy but it was clear he would do anything to help out his friends.
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Even if it meant giving himself to the person who knew how to hurt him the most.
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"I can't do anything, Naruto," she muttered in a low tone," But it doesn't mean anything can be done."
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Fwee! Cliffhanger for all! Sorry about the lack of really nice Naruto/Sasuke moments but next chapter would make up for it. This chapter was meant to serve as a backdrop for the action later on. And they'll be lots of it. Guaranteed. Right now, I have the second chapter about 3/4 done so expect it up within the next few days. Please review. This has got to be one of the longest chapters I've done for any story and I would really appreciate some feedback.
Thank you, kindly. :-D